Lynk & Co 01

The Lynk & Co 01 is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by Geely-owned Chinese-Swedish automaker Lynk & Co. It was the first model for Lynk & Co and it was developed by China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT), a Swedish subsidiary to Geely.

History
Lynk & Co 01 was formerly codenamed Geely CX11 during its development. First revealed online in October 2016, it went on sale on August 4, 2017. The PHEV version went out for the market on 7 July 2018, as the very first luxury hybrid SUV produced by Lynk & Co. The electric recharge mileage of it initially reached 51 kilometers.

The Lynk & Co 01 is equipped with a 10.2-inch multimedia screen. One of the "Pro" models provides with timely four-wheel drive. The Speech Recognition System is able to take part in media, navigation system, phone and air conditioning.

Model details
The Lynk & Co 01 is based on the Compact Modular Architecture platform, developed by China Euro Vehicle Technology AB (CEVT), a platform which also underpins the Volvo XC40. The 01 will share much of its components with the XC40, including its electrical architecture, engines and safety systems.

The car is controlled by a shared digital key that can allow owners to provide access to other Lynk & Co cars. The car is 453 cm long and is powered by a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder and a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engines from Volvo and mated to a manual gearbox or seven-speed automatic. The Lynk & Co 01 was initially manufactured by Volvo in Luqiao district in the city of Taizhou, China, in the same production line as Volvo XC40 and Polestar,  but production was later moved to the Lynk & Co Meishan island plant 50 km from Ningbo.

Lynk & Co 01 received 5.5-stars rating in C-NCAP crash test. The overall rating reaches 60.1 points.

2021 MY facelift
A facelift was launched for the 2021 model year and the launch of the European market. For the European market, there will be no trim levels with the Lynk & Co 01 with the only options being the powertrain and paint color. Standard equipment for the 01 offered in Europe includes a large central touchscreen, sat-nav, a social media camera, and over-the-air updates for the in-car tech systems.

The Lynk & Co 01 was launched in Kuwait in November 2021 with two trim levels "Hyper" and "Hyper Pro". One 2.0 powertrain is available, 2.0L B4204T30 Drive-E-T4 with 218 hp/160Kw and an 8-speed FWD automatic transmission, no hybrid drivetrain. Furthermore, colour options are White, Black and Red.

2022 MY facelift
The 01 received a facelift for the 2022 model year and newly introduced 01 hybrid versions with up to 245 hp was also introduced. The 01 hybrid versions is available as EM-F and EM-P versions. The 01 EM-F and EM-P features a new hybrid powertrain called the LYNK E-MOTIVE. It is based on Geely's Hi-X hybrid system. The YNK E-MOTIVE uses a 1.5-liter three-cylinder petrol engine (DHE15-ESZ) for 110 kW (150 hp) mated to a three-speed DHT Pro hybrid gearbox. The thermal efficiency of the engine reaches 43.32% and can reduce fuel consumption by up to 40% and the vehicle has an efficient fuel consumption of 4.88 L/100 km (WLTC). The EM-F is a HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle) and the EM-P is a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid EV).

Sales
Sales in China started in 2017.

Lynk & Co delivered the first vehicles in Europe in spring 2021. The hybrid 01, which shares the platform with the Volvo XC40 is the first model to be available. A subscription membership model was also launched in Europe. Only the HEV and PHEV versions are offered in Europe, but not the gasoline variant. Lynk & Co claims that up to 70 km of pure electric range can be achieved with the PHEV, according to WLTP. The PHEV features a 132 kW petrol engine, a 60 kW electric motor and a standard consumption of 1.1 L/100km for the Lynk & Co 01 PHEV.